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Retired President Daniel arap Moi leads Baringo residents in building gabions on October 10, 1997. [File, Standard]
President William Ruto and his Cabinet will forego one-month salary to stand with those affected by drought.
This is a very noble gesture that ought to be supported by all Kenyans. The one-month salary the Cabinet will forgo is about Sh22 million. If you compare this to their total worth of Sh15. 4 billion that the CSs declared during their vetting, there is reason to believe the government is not doing much to fight drought.
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